Laura is our senior reporter. Born in Macon, her bylines have appeared in Georgia news outlets for more than a decade. She is a graduate of Mercer University. Her work — which focuses on holding people and institutions with power responsible for their actions — is funded by a grant from the Peyton Anderson Foundation. Laura enjoys strong coffee, a good mystery, fishing and gardening.
The Georgia General Assembly meets this week to consider redrawing district lines and Bibb County's delegation is concerned changes will disenfranchise Black voters.
Maximum cost set for Bibb jail work, outsourcing work to clear homeless encampments and a planned public-private partnership to enhance Lake Tobo among Macon-Bibb Commission business.
Macon-Bibb, Houston and Peach counties are creating the Mid-Georgia Gateway Joint Development Authority to recruit industry for a megasite in Peach County.